Post your general thoughts about the GP season here.
Wins, losses, crashes, memes.
I was relatively impressed with the race last night, definitely a result as far as I'm concerned.
What are the odds on Rossi never winning another championship? Is he too old to bounce back from physical damage to his body?
Is there a problem with the Ducati? Seems to be a pretty difficult beast to tame.
I think he will start running further up around mid season, with some time to heal and get a handle on the beast, he will come back, he won't be champion this year, but he has a 2? year contract, when ducati throw him back on an "upto" 1000cc package in 2012 I think he will have a serious shot at a final title.
This season tho, stoner is the obvious favourite, but Jorge and Pedo really showed some unexpected speed from initial practice/qual so should be a close season, i don't think Stoner will just run away with the title unchallenged.
i've got my money on Stoner to win, will be interesting to see if his habit of dropping the bike within the first 5 laps was really more a ducati front end issue than pushing too hard too early and stops happening. He looked very comfortable on the Honda and i think with high confidence in the bike he'll be unbeatable.
I'm a ducati fan so i hope Rossi gets better and can fight it out for podiums most races.
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I'm wondering if we will see a Stoner/Pedi/Dovi podium this season?
Was good to see how everyone shaped up in a race instead of testing. Was suprised at rossi's pace. Thought he would have been slower. With the bigger engines next year I'd hope ducati can give Rossi something better to work with.
It's got to be between stoner and Lorenzo for the title. Stoner has got the best bike but you could never rule out Lorenzo.
Would like to see Spies do well now he is on a factory bike but I think he still struggles to handle the moto gp bikes but given time I'm sure he'll be challenging for wins.
Looking forward to an exciting season now....
Once spies got past Rossi he pulled 6 seconds away by the flag, I think that says a bit for him, Rossi's pace wasn't that great IMHO, he was way off the lead pack and only spies challenged him, he's always been a prick to pass.
How good was simocelli's pass on dovi?!? Nice hip and shoulder
So does this mean it was the ducatti holding stoner back last season?
It will be interesting to see if Casey can improve as he adapts to the bike change from last year. Most of the other guys with a couple of exceptions and one notable are on the same machinery though some have gone full factory spec.
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here we go again, same babble as 2007 all over again!Originally Posted by scotch
stoner has the best bike,
stoner has the fastest machinery,
stoner has an advantage,
wah, wah wah!
stoner is on a new bike this year, same as rossi/capirossi/crutchlow/abrahams/elias. yet he went out there and beat them all. no doubt the bike is good, and he enjoys this circuit, but he did the same thing previously at Qatar on the ducati that Rossi (the "GOAT") could only bring home in 7th place
why is it when stoner complains about the machinery, or has an illness he is a whingy little moaner, yet when Rossi is pissing and moaning about his shoulder, about the front end, about the weather it is somehow a legitimate concern all the time?
he has had his time in the sun dominating lesser opponents. now he has some serious competition from the new wave of young guns and it is time for Rossi to put up, or shut up.
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I was hoping Elias would have had a better return to the motogp season after stepping up from moto2. He has an entertaining riding style, hopefully he will come good in a fewraces time. Elias....it did not happen this round.
Well said.
i was actually most surprised by depuniet, and felt pretty sorry for capirossi.
depuniet really showed something last year with LCR, and now he has given that progress away (or was his contract not re-newed?) and gone over to the Pramac team. then, first race he crashes into his team mate, ultimately ending both of their races.
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you nailed it,
REPENT MOTHER FUCKER
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Say what you want about pedophiles, but at least they slow down around school zones.
Meh, who cares aboout the Stoner/Rossi bashing?? Simple fact, Rossi is at the end of his career, Stoner is at the peak. I personally would like to see Rossi be a real challenger again but i'm not a Rossi fan boy, just simply after his career it would be nice to see him go out competitive, not the old man lapping around mid field.
I think the excitment is really with the new young guns, simmoceli and spies have some awesome potential to get up to the front runners, those two on the pace will bring some new blood to the podium, which i can't wait for, still i think Stoner/Lorenzo should have some great battles this year, and who doesnt want to see that twat Jorge get his ass handed to him??
What the fuck was with him jumping around because he got second place? Reminded me of the f1 aussie guy screaming like a loonatic because he got 1st place or something (4 wheels mmmmmmmmeh)
that might be a tad harsh Abaddon. i really think he was genuinely surprised and shocked that he came in second, after managing only third/fourth during testing and qualifying. just the same as Pedrosa looked genuinely disappointed and devastated that he couldn't finish the race strongly.
these guys are putting it all on the line, and i'm sure the highs and lows that come with that are pretty emotional.
i was disappointed that Stoner didn't pull one of his trademark massive wheelies across the finish line though!
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So was I! He did lift it a little IIRC? I think Jorge is a great talent, he just seems to come across as a twat, Pedrosa looked destoyed poor little man
Speaking of lows and Pedrosa.. Woah, that guys was upset, you could see it when he and Stoner where waving the jp flag on the podium; the lack of enthusiasm was obvious if not a little painful to watch.
Visibly he was wrecked after the race and it seems the shoulder was causing dramas. I'm not a big fan but I'll give him credit about being honest about the situation when he said it was him that had the problem and not the track/bike/motofairies.
Plus, keeping it up after his little trip on the fake grass at the guts of the main straight was fucking brilliant. Respect.
What's your point?
Um, did you watch the same MotoGP as everyone else in 2007?
I think it's quite clear that he had an advantage, bike was, in 2007. 2011 is a totally different story. He may have a great bike this year, but I think his riding has come a long way, and he seems to be in a stronger/more focused place this year.
To compare opponents on different technology, and in a different era is perhaps a tad nescient.he has had his time in the sun dominating lesser opponents. now he has some serious competition from the new wave of young guns and it is time for Rossi to put up, or shut up.
I guess it's great for the sport though, and it's natural too. Rossi was and is considered to be one of the greatest, and many will say that the next all star, whether it be Stoner, Simoncelli, Spies, Lorenzo, "is better than Rossi ever was". The rivalry is great, and I'm hoping that the top of the pack mid season will be absolutely amazing to watch. Imagine if we've got 6 or 7 riders contending for the podium, it'll be amazing. Bring on the season, it's going to be madness.
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I have always respected pedo, but I don't think i've seen him display the balls he did in this round, ever before, that grass was nuts! He was definately feeling it health/fitness wise, he did look utterly destroyed when he got off the bike.
He also said cool in the pre-race? interview, think Stoner is rubbing off on him, i'm waiting for a "yeah nah" before the end of the season
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